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The Sourcing Team has awarded a new university-wide contract to 14 full-service catering suppliers after a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. These contracts include pre-negotiated pricing and terms with trusted and qualified local providers and are now available for use across the university. Check out the full NewsLink post for additional details, a link to the detailed contract information, and the full supplier list.

Several new reporting updates described in the full post are active beginning now through month-end. A new prompt "Exclude Worktags" has been added to the "Equity Balances by Balancing/Carry Forward Worktags - Monthly Trending" report. Coming Tuesday, September 23, a new column for the purchase order "Line Memo" will be added to the output of the "Find Purchase Order Details - OSU" report. Lastly, during the week of September 29, the HCM Supplier Approver step will be added to the output of the "Business Process Approval Times - Miscellaneous Payment Request Summary" report as well as the "Business Process Approval Times - Miscellaneous Payment Request Details" report.

Effective Thursday, October 2, updates will be made to the Supplier Invoice Request and Miscellaneous Payment Request processes to ensure proper classification and review of independent contractor relationships with the university.

Over the past few months, Human Resources has implemented several key updates in Workday to improve efficiency and user experience for both employees and people leaders. See the full post for all the details.

The second of Workday's two major releases of enhancements and new functionality in 2025 will move to production on Saturday, September 20. Workday will be unavailable from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. while the release is applied. See the full post for details about the upcoming changes, including a link to a job aid. The job aid will be updated regularly as new information becomes available, leading up to and through the release on September 20.

Several financial reports will be updated the week of Monday, September 8 to include an "Exclude Worktag" prompt. This prompt will allow users to filter out worktag combinations for a more targeted report output. See the full post for a listing of the reports with this new prompt.

The FY26 Summer Forecast is now available in Workday and variance analysis reporting has been updated to reflect this forecast as the default prompt value for "Forecast Plan Name." Similarly, the "Budget Plan Name" prompt default value has been updated to the FY26 Operating Plan - UNIV.  The listing of affected reports is shared in the full post along with details about updating saved filters.

Your Workday profile is getting personal, but in a professional way. Learn how adding a photo can help build connection, reflect Ohio State’s values, and put your best face forward.

From September 1–5, we’re celebrating the people and systems that make payday possible. Get ready to show appreciation, share kudos, and learn how payroll powers our university and the nation. Let’s celebrate that satisfying “just got paid” feeling of excitement and recognize the incredible efforts behind it!

During the week of August 18, a new report named "Find Cash Sale Details - OSU" was released. This new report returns one line per cash sale line and includes pertinent details regarding customer, status, line description and amounts, tax information, transaction-related date fields and worktag details. The required security group necessary to execute this report is Company Financial Analyst. This report replaces the existing "Cash Sales for Organization" report which is scheduled to be retired on Friday, September 5.